dave alexander
Well-known member
OK, please give me your best opinion on this project.
I have a Hondo Guitar (Chinese made...probably 10 years old.) It was pulled from the garbage years ago, and given to me today. So, nobody has any money or sentimental value invested in it.
A few weeks ago I took a child's size First Act guitar and recut the nut to accommodate 4 strings more or less equally spaced. It made a really nice baritone uke. I teach 4th grade and loan ukuleles out to kids who want to play. They take them home, and I get to spread the gospel of the uke.
The Hondo actually looks too good to loan, and is NOT child's sized, so it really won't make a good loaner. I'd love to play it as is, but it has two extra strings, and the strings are way too close together. This is my major complaint with all guitars.
I'm toying around with having someone cut a nut to make it a 4 string guitar. (Or a uke that used to be a guitar...or a tenor which I'll tune like a baritone....or...)
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk155/traderdave_photos/100_6900.jpg
So what do you think?
a) dumb idea, buy another bari uke if you want one
b) the Hondo's too good for this
c) sure, it's a cheap guitar anyway
d) hey, just learn to play guitar and stop whining
e) that's an easy mod. Do it yourself.
Thanks in advance.
I have a Hondo Guitar (Chinese made...probably 10 years old.) It was pulled from the garbage years ago, and given to me today. So, nobody has any money or sentimental value invested in it.
A few weeks ago I took a child's size First Act guitar and recut the nut to accommodate 4 strings more or less equally spaced. It made a really nice baritone uke. I teach 4th grade and loan ukuleles out to kids who want to play. They take them home, and I get to spread the gospel of the uke.
The Hondo actually looks too good to loan, and is NOT child's sized, so it really won't make a good loaner. I'd love to play it as is, but it has two extra strings, and the strings are way too close together. This is my major complaint with all guitars.
I'm toying around with having someone cut a nut to make it a 4 string guitar. (Or a uke that used to be a guitar...or a tenor which I'll tune like a baritone....or...)
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk155/traderdave_photos/100_6900.jpg
So what do you think?
a) dumb idea, buy another bari uke if you want one
b) the Hondo's too good for this
c) sure, it's a cheap guitar anyway
d) hey, just learn to play guitar and stop whining
e) that's an easy mod. Do it yourself.
Thanks in advance.